Top story · Government Executive · Nov. 6, 2026

Walkinshaw to push federal pay raise into lame-duck spending deal

Starts from 4.1% to counter the proposed 2027 freeze; says 3% "a huge improvement over 0%" · Funding deadline Dec. 11

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Updated Sat., Nov. 14, 2026 · Walkinshaw news from the last three weeks · Quantum news from the last week

James Walkinshaw Watch

Elections

AP calls VA-11: Walkinshaw wins reelection over Republican Arthur PurvesWJLA (ABC 7) · Nov. 3, 2026
Democrat James Walkinshaw wins reelection in Virginia's 11thWTOP / AP · Nov. 2026

Federal Workforce

Keep Federal Tech Talent Act: path from temporary tech fellowships to permanent federal jobsOfficial release · Nov. 13, 2026 · H.R. 10960
Sees a "path" to restoring federal collective bargainingGovernment Executive · Nov. 6, 2026

Federal IT & Oversight

Oversight member says White House letter can't limit the committee's constitutional authorityOfficial statement · Nov. 11, 2026
Three tech priorities: reauthorize TMF and FedRAMP, revamp the FITARA scorecardGovCIO Media · Nov. 10, 2026
Walkinshaw wants congressional oversight to include a FITARA rebootNextgov/FCW · Nov. 2026

Quantum Watch

D-Wave & SandboxAQ

D-Wave named a "Market Shaper" in Gartner's quantum computing quadrantD-Wave release · Nov. 12, 2026
D-Wave reports third quarter 2026 resultsD-Wave release · Nov. 10, 2026

Industry

Atom Computing finalizes $100 million Commerce Department R&D awardThe Quantum Insider · Nov. 13, 2026
Carahsoft builds a federal quantum catalog with IonQ and PQSecureQuantum Computing Report · Nov. 10, 2026
QuEra, Harvard and Anthropic use AI to cut quantum circuit resource needsThe Quantum Insider (press release) · Nov. 10, 2026

Government & Policy

U.S. quantum ambitions face a supply chain test, policy analysts warnThe Quantum Insider · Nov. 13, 2026
Lawmakers call for a bipartisan approach to AI and quantum policy in the next CongressNextgov/FCW · Nov. 10, 2026
Commission on U.S. Quantum Primacy urges sustained federal investmentThe Quantum Insider (press release) · Nov. 10, 2026
Draft EU Quantum Act would favor European suppliersThe Quantum Insider · Nov. 10, 2026